Chaparral has not done well against Douglas County recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Chaparral Wolverines sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Douglas County Huskies. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chaparral.
Logan Manuello tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jensyn Nelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Douglas County's side, Reed McConnell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Douglas County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bricen Moore, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Chaparral pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Douglas County, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Chaparral will head out on the road to square off against Heritage at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Douglas County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Highlands Ranch at 4:15 p.m. Douglas County is facing Highlands Ranch at the right time seeing as Highlands Ranch is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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